影子

Chinese

		picture; image; reflection picture; image; reflection; shadow	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad. (影子)		影	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): yǐngzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˇ ˙ㄗ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йинзы (yinzɨ, II-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing² zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐngzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˇ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐngzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: ying³-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: yǐng-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiing.tzy
    • Palladius: инцзы (inczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йинзы (yinzɨ, II-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing² zi²
    • Yale: yíng jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing² dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying² ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

影子

1. shadow
2. trace (e.g. of an author's writing style)
3. impression; visualisation
4. reflection (in a mirror, surface of water, etc.)

Synonyms

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		影
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		影子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	影子, 影兒
	Taiwan	影子
	Singapore	影子
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	影子, 影兒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	影兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	影兒
	Xi'an	影子, 影影兒
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	影子, 影影子, 影影兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	影子
	Wuhan	影子
	Dagudi (Maliba)	影子
	Reshuitang (Longling)	影子, 影影
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	影子
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	影子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	影子
	Hefei	影子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	影
	Hong Kong	影
	Yangjiang	影
	Beihai	影子
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	影子
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	影子
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	影子
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	影
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	影
	Móng Cái	影
	Bangkok (Guangfu)	影
Gan	Nanchang	影子
	Lichuan	影仔
Hakka	Meixian	影仔, 影
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	影仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	影仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	影, 影仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	影
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	影
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	影
	Senai (Huiyang)	影
	Bangkok (Jiexi)	影
Jin	Taiyuan	影子, 影戶兒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	影
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	影
Southern Min	Xiamen	影
	Quanzhou	影
	Zhangzhou	影
	Taipei (Wanhua)	影
	Kaohsiung	影
	Yilan	影
	Changhua (Lukang)	影
	Taichung	影
	Taichung (Wuqi)	影
	Tainan	影
	Taitung	影
	Hsinchu	影
	Penghu (Magong)	影
	Manila (Hokkien)	影
	Chaozhou	影
	Shantou	影
	Jieyang	影
	Bangkok (Teochew)	影
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	影
	Pontianak (Teochew)	影
	Leizhou	影
	Haikou	影
Puxian Min	Xianyou	影
Wu	Suzhou	影子
	Hangzhou (Fuyang)	影子
	Wenzhou	影
Xiang	Changsha	影子
	Xiangxiang	影子
	Shuangfeng	影子

Dialectal synonyms of 影子 (“shadow”) [map]

• (shadow): 暗影 (ànyǐng), 陰影／阴影 (yīnyǐng)

Adjective

影子

1. (politics, attributive) shadow (acting in a leadership role before being formally recognised)
2. (politics, attributive) shadow (part of, or related to, the opposition in government)

Derived terms

• 影子內閣 / 影子内阁 (yǐngzi nèigé)
• 影子大臣 (yǐngzi dàchén)
• 影子政府 (yǐngzi zhèngfǔ)
• 影子部長 / 影子部长 (yǐngzi bùzhǎng)